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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The governor of Kentucky announced Monday that several long-term care facilities in the state have started vaccinating their residents. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said vaccines for those groups should be finished by early March. Deaths in the state's assisted living and nursing homes account for two-thirds of the state's coronavirus death toll. Kentucky received it’s first shipments of the new COVID-19 vaccine last week. About 7,000 Kentucky residents, the vast majority of them health care workers in hospitals, have been vaccinated since. Through the federal Pharmacy...

Dodge City Daily Globe After a lot of wait-and-see, the COVID-19 vaccine has made its way into the Dodge City area, with more set to arrive near Dec. 28. On Dec. 17, shipments of the vaccine from Pfizer arrived at Western Plains Medical Complex. The first vaccine was administered on Dec. 18. "We can confirm that we have received an initial allocation of COVID-19 vaccines and are in the process of distributing them in accordance with prioritization guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government and the State of Kansas," said WPMC marketing director Daniell...

The Latest: Germany to receive more than 2M vaccine doses By The Associated PressDecember 21, 2020 GMT BERLIN — German officials say they expect the country to soon receive more than 2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that got the green light from regulators on Monday. Authorities in Berlin state said they have been informed by Health Minister Jens Spahn that the first shipment of 151,125 doses will be delivered to Germany on Dec. 26. Three further batches of almost 1.9 million doses combined will arrive on Dec. 28, Dec. 30, and in the first week of January. Germany,...

By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURNDecember 21, 2020 GMT LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Several Kentucky long-term care facilities have started vaccinating their residents, Governor Andy Beshear announced Monday. “This is the beginning of the end for this virus. And these vaccines will save lives, especially in long term care,” Beshear said at a press conference. Deaths in the state’s assisted living and nursing homes account for two-thirds of Kentucky’s coronavirus death toll. Vaccines for those groups should be finished by early March, preventing many more deaths, the Democratic governor added. ...

UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 2:14 pm ET Replies(3) ShopRite will be distributing the coronavirus vaccine. (Chris Dehnel/Patch) CONNECTICUT — The ShopRite supermarket chain Monday announced a partnership with federal agencies to distribute the coronavirus vaccine. The premise is to join forces with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control "to ensure Americans have access to the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available." According to the announcement, the The Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination Program will provide vaccine cover...